Google s AR Game Ingress Now Open To All & Will Drop Beta Tag Soon

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Google s AR Game Ingress Now Open To All & Will Drop Beta Tag Soon

Google launched Ingress, its augmented reality video game, exclusively on Android a year ago, and players needed an invitation code to get the app. It's now available to all. It has been a year since Google first introduced the world to Ingress, its launched exclusively on Android. Until now, players needed an invitation code to get the app and the team at Niantic Labs was squashing bugs in the beta phase. But all that is ending soon. First, Niantic is dropping the invitation code requirement, so now anyone with an Android device can download the game in its beta avatar and try it out. Ingress is also dropping the ‘Beta' tag on December 14 and launching as a stable version. And there's good news for those who have been playing the game all along: any played who becomes a Level 5 Agent by that date will qualify for a special achievement! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92rYjlxqypM Finally, the The Ingress Elite V challenge is now a go. "From November 4 through the culmination of Operation #13MAGNUS on Saturday, December 14, all Ingress Agents will be eligible to participate in this challenge to identify the five (5) most elite Agents from around the world," Niantic Labs said in its Google+ post, which has more details about the challenge. Ingress is an where you have to move around in the real world as one of two camps—the Enlightened or the Resistance—while your phone tells you objectives like collecting artifacts and teaming up with other players. You can download Ingress from the for free. Source: Niantic Labs Google+ via